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John Smith was lazy. He had finished his education and was happy to sit in his room and listen to the radio all day long. In fact, he had been doing nothing for almost six months, which worried his father a lot. One day Mr Smith decided that he had to do something. “Johnny, When I was your age 1 was working and supporting my ten brothers and sisters. I want you to go out and get a job.” So that was what he did. In fact, in the next three months, Johnny started ten jobs and was fired from ten jobs. He explained to his father.
“They wanted me to be at work at 8:00 a. m. and told me to do all sorts of unpleasant things.”
“I don’t care how you do it,” Mr Smith said. “Either you earn some money or move out of the house. I gave you one week’s time.”
In the next few days Johnny began to change. He still stayed in his room all day, but spent his time writing letters and reading through the newspapers. More and more posts began to arrive for him. He bought a new suit for himself and invited his parents to the theatre and for dinner afterwards at the most expensive restaurant in town. When his proud parents arrived home after their evening hour, a policeman was waiting at the front door.
“John Smith,” he said as he handed him a piece of paper, “I’ll see you in the court tomorrow.”
When he got outside, Johnny told his parents everything.
“When you told me to earn some money, 1 decided to put an advertisement in the newspaper saying, ‘New way to money fast! Send me $ 5 and I’ll tell you my secret.’ When I received the money I wrote back telling people to do as I do.”
Johnny was fined $ 250 by the court and was ordered to pay all the people back. As he left the court house feeling very ashamed, a newspaper man came up to him, “Young man, would you like to tell your story to my newspaper for $ 2500?”
小题1: Johnny was fired from the jobs because _______.
A.he liked listening to the radio
B.he had a big family to support
C.he spent a lot of time writing letters
D.he didn’t do the jobs well
小题2: Johnny put an advertisement in the newspaper about _______ months after he left school.
A.threeB.sixC.nineD.eleven
小题3: Why was Johnny fined $ 250? _______.
A.Because he was lazy
B.Because he was out of work
C.Because he deceived(欺骗)
D.Because he didn’t pay for his new suit
小题4: What would probably happen at last? _______.
A.Johnny would get $ 2500 from the newspaper
B.The court would give $ 250 back to Johnny
C.Johnny would continue to advertise in the newspaper
D.Johnny would become a newspaper reporter
小题5:Which of the following questions is NOT answered by the information from the passage? _______?
A.How did the parents feel when Johnny invited them to the theatre and dinner
B.What’s Johnny’s secret
C.What did the policeman want Johnny to do
D.How much did Johnny have to pay all the people back

答案
D C C A D
解析

举一反三
For Senior 3 students, choosing which college to attend can be the most exciting and thrilling time in their entire school lives. This is also true for an American girl 26  Melanie.
Melanie’s dad, James Porter, who is the chief of police for a Chicago suburb, wants Melanie to  27  nearby Northwestern University, where she’s  28  been accepted. But Melanie, 17, really wants to go to Georgetown University in Washington, D.C, where she’s been wait-listed.
When she gets an unexpected  29  from Georgetown University, she decides to 30 a road trip with a few 31 female friends. Melanie believes it is her first step  32 adulthood. But  33 the fact that this trip is “girls only”, James isn’t  34  with the prospect(期望) of his little princess  35  the world without him. He wants to protect her, so he joins the girls and hopes he can convince Melanie to go to Northwestern.  36  Melanie’s father only has the best of  37 , his presence  38 an endless series of comic encounters(遭遇).
After following their faulty device  39  into the backwoods (偏远地区), James and Melanie  40  Melanie’s little brother and his pet pig have been hiding in the spare compartment (隔间). What should be a simple tyre change  41  the expensive car rolling down a mountain, forcing them to hike to a nearby hotel…. All these disasters add spice(额外的趣味) to their trip while along the way a father and a daughter  42  get the chance to really  43  each other.
All parents,  44  they have college students or not, can relate to the bittersweet realization that their kids are growing up.  45  what Melanie and James have done, we all can find the delicate (脆弱的) balance between staying connected and letting go.
小题1:. .
A.named
B.naming
C.name
D.names
小题2:. .
A.join
B.send
C.attend
D.pass
小题3:. .
A.still
B.always
C.yet
D.already
小题4:. .
A.appointment
B.interview
C.visit
D.meeting
小题5:. .
A.provide
B.offer
C.take
D.hold
小题6:. .
A.closing
B.close
C.closed
D.closely
小题7:. .
A.toward
B.for
C.during
D.with
小题8:.  
A.though
B.while
C.once
D.despite
小题9:.  
A.satisfying
B.successful
C.comfortable
D.meaningful
小题10:. .
A.seeking
B.examining
C.searching
D.exploring
小题11:. .
A.Since
B.Because
C.While
D.When
小题12:.  
A.intentions
B.attempts
C.efforts
D.planning
小题13:. .
A.comes about
B.leads to
C.calls in
D.turns out
小题14:. .
A.lately
B.late
C.deeply
D.deep
小题15:.  
A.discover
B.invent
C.recognize
D.realize
小题16:. .
A.succeeds in
B.brings in
C.results from
D.results in
小题17:.  
A.hopefully
B.finally
C.firstly
D.certainly
小题18:. .
A.agree to
B.speak to
C.talk to
D.turn to
小题19:. .
A.whether
B.if
C.what
D.why
小题20:. .
A.As
B.Like
C.For
D.Except

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One of our biggest fears nowadays is that our kids might some day get lost in a “sea of technology” rather than experiencing the natural world. Fear – producing TV and computer games are leading to a serious disconnect between kids and the great outdoors, which will change the wild places of the world, its creatures and human health for the worse, unless adults get working on child’s play.
Each of us had a place in nature we go sometimes, even if it was torn down. We cannot be the last generation to have that place. At this rate, kids who miss the sense of wonder outdoors will not grow up to be protectors of natural landscapes. “If the decline in parks use continues across North America, who will defend parks against encroachment(蚕食)?” asks Richard Louv, author of Last Child in the Woods.
Without having a nature experience, kids can turn out just fine, but they are missing out a huge enrichment of their lives. That applies to everything from their physical health and mental health, to stress levels, creativity and cognitive(认知的)skills. Experts predict modern kids will have poorer health than their parents—and they say a lack of outside play is surely part of it; research suggests that kids do better academically in schools with a nature component and that play in nature fosters(培养)leadership by the smartest, not by the toughest. Even a tiny outdoor experience can create wonder in a child. The three – year – old turning over his first rock realizes he is not alone in the world. A clump of trees on the roadside can be the whole universe in his eyes. We really need to value that more.
Kids are not to blame. They are over – protected and frightened. It is dangerous out there from time to time, but repetitive stress from computers is replacing breaking an arm as a childhood rite(仪式)of passage.
Everyone from developers to schools and outdoorsy citizens, should help regain for our kids some of the freedom and joy of exploring, taking friendship in fields and woods that cement(增强)love, respect and need for the landscape. As parents, we should devote some of our energies to taking our kids into nature. This could yet be our greatest cause.
小题1:.
According to Paragraph 2, the writer thinks that_____.
A.we are the last generation to experience nature.
B.the author of Last Child in the Woods don’t defend parks against encroachment
C.without having a nature experience, kids are missing out a huge enrichment of their lives
D.children should grow up to be protectors of nature
小题2:.
According to the passage, children without experiencing nature will    .
A.keep a high sense of wonder
B.be over – protected by their parents
C.be less healthy both physically and mentally
D.change wild places and creatures for the better
小题3:.
. According to the author, children’s breaking an arm is    .
A.the fault on the part of their parents
B.the natural experience in their growing up
C.the result of their own carelessness in play
D.the effect of their repetitive stress from computers
小题4:.
In writing this passage, the author mainly intends to    .
A. blame children for getting lost in computer games                 
B. encourage children to protect parks from encroachment
C. show his concern about children’s lack of experience in nature
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完形填空(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36~50各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项。
Carmen’s mother Maria had just survived a serious heart attack. But without a heart transplant (移植) her life was in constant(不断的)   36    . 
Both the mother and daughter knew that the chances were very small: finding a donor heart that   37   Maria’s blood type could take years. However, Carmen was determined to save her mother. She kept   38   hospitals all over the country.
Days stretched out. By Christmas, Maria had trouble   39  from one end of the room to the other. Carmen lost all hope. She fell into a   40  of the hospital, crying.
“Are you okay?” A man asked.
Carmen sobbed as she told the stranger her story. This middle-aged man was named Frank, whose wife, Cheryl, a tender and devoted mother of four lovely children, had been in hospital with a brain disease and wouldn’t   41  it through the night. Suddenly, an idea came to Frank’s mind. He knew Cheryl had always wanted to   42  something from herself. Could her   43  go to Carmen’s mother?
After reviewing the data, doctors   44   Frank that his wife’s heart was by some miracle a perfect fit for Carmen’s mother. They were able to   45   the transplant.
That cold night, when Cheryl was   46  dead, Frank came to knock at Maria’s door. She was   47  for Frank’s family as she had been doing every day recently. Though Maria had never met Frank before, they both felt a strange bond as they hugged and cried.
On New Year’s Eve, Carmen   48 Cheryl’s funeral (葬礼) with Frank’s family, who were singing their favorite song “My heart will go on.”
One day later, on New Year’s Day,Maria   49  with Cheryl’s heart. Yes, Cheryl’s loving heart would go on, for it was   50  in another loving mother’s chest.
小题1:
A.changeB.dangerC.disorderD.pain
小题2:
A.matchedB.replacedC.controlledD.cooperated
小题3: 
A.findingB.phoning C.touringD.interrupting(打断)
小题4:
A.rollingB.runningC.walking D.jumping
小题5:
A.corner B.bed C.man D.nurse
小题6:
A.putB.supportC.passD.make
小题7:
A.saveB.recycleC.donateD.separate
小题8: 
A.heartB.brainC.husbandD.spirit
小题9:
A.remindedB.warned C.congratulated D.informed
小题10:
A.give up B.carry out C.search after D.put off
小题11:
A.noticed B.predictedC.found D.declared
小题12:
A.decoratingB.beggingC.prayingD.singing
小题13:
A.attendedB.joinedC.watchedD.witnessed
小题14: 
A.passed awayB.left behind C.woke upD.dressed up
小题15:
A.activeB.aliveC.necessaryD.changeable

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阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从 21~40 各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
School was over and I felt quite tired. I sat at the very  21 of the crowded bus because of my anxiety to get home. Sitting there makes me  22  out like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies.
Janie, the  23_ , tries to break the uncomfortable atmosphere by striking the match of _ 24 .
I tried to mind my manners and 25  listen, but usually I am too busy thinking about my day. On this day,   26  , her conversation was worth listening to.
“My father’s sick,” she said to no one in  27 , I could see the anxiety and fear in her eyes. “What’s wrong with him?” I asked. With her eyes wet and her voice tight from  28  the tears, she answered, “Heart trouble.” Her eyes   29   as she continued. “I have already lost my mum, so I don’t think I can stand losing him.”
I was  30  . My heart ached for her. And this reminded me of the great  31  that my own mother was thrown into when her father died. I saw how hard it was, and   32  is, for her. I wouldn’t like anyone to  33   that.
Suddenly I realized Janie wasn’t only a bus driver. That was  34   her job. She had a whole world of   35  and concerns, too. I suddenly felt very __36____. I realized I had only thought of people as far as what their purposes were in my life. I paid no attention to Janie 37  she was a bus driver. I had  38  her by her job and brushed her off as unimportant.
For all I know, I’m just another person in  39  else’s world, and may not be   40 . I should not have been so selfish and self-centered. Everyone has places to go, people to see and appointment to keep. Understanding people is an art.
小题1:
A.frontB.endC.sideD.middle
小题2:
A.findB.takeC.thinkD.stand
小题3:.
A.doctorB.driverC.teacherD.assistant
小题4:
A.fireB.topicC.conversationD.discussion
小题5:
A.politelyB.slightlyC.carelesslyD.partly
小题6:.
A.howeverB.thereforeC.insteadD.otherwise
小题7:.
A.surpriseB.particularC.silenceD.purpose
小题8:
A.fightingB.turningC.clearingD.protecting
小题9:
A.openedB.shoneC.closedD.lowered
小题10:
A.recognizedB.worriedC.shockedD.excited
小题11:
A.victoryB.painC.respectD.disappointment
小题12:
A.awayB.seldomC.stillD.never
小题13:
A.pick upB.work outC.go throughD.get down
小题14:
A.almostB.nearlyC.everD.just
小题15:
A.familyB.busC.schoolD.friend
小题16:
A.selfishB.desperateC.pessimisticD.ridiculous
小题17:.
A.whileB.becauseC.thoughD.until
小题18:.
A.criticizedB.receivedC.consideredD. judged
小题19:.
A.everyoneB.anyoneC.someoneD.nobody
小题20:
A.happyB.wiseC.usefulD.important

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In a surprising discovery about where higher life can survive, scientists have found a shrimp -like creature and a jellyfish swimming beneath an Antarctic ice sheet.
About 180 meters below the ice where no light can get through, scientists had figured nothing much more than a few microbes (微生物) could exist.
That’s why a NASA team was surprised when they lowered a video camera to get the first long look at the underbelly of an ice sheet in Antarctica. A curious shrimp-like creature came swimming by and then parked itself on the camera’s cable. Scientists also pulled up a tentacle (触须) they believe came from a jellyfish.
“We were operating on the presumption that nothing’s there.” said NASA ice scientist Robert Bindschadler. “It was a shrimp you’d enjoy having on your plate.”
“We were just gaga (狂热的) over it,” he said when talking about the 7.5cm long, orange creature starring in their two-minute video. Technically, it’s not a shrimp. It’s a Lyssianasid amphipod, which is distantly related to the shrimp.
The video is likely to inspire experts to rethink what they know about life in harsh environments. And it has scientists thinking that if shrimp-like creatures can live below 180 meters of Antarctic ice in freezing dark water, what about other cold places? What about Europa, a frozen moon of Jupiter?
Cynan Ellis – Evans, a scientist of the British Antarctic Survey called the finding fascinating. He said it was possible the creatures swam in from far away and don’t live there permanently.
But Kim, who is a co-author of the study, doubts it. “The site in West Antarctica is at least 19 km from open seas. Bindschadler drilled a 20 cm-wide hole and was looking at a tiny amount of water. That means it’s unlikely that two creatures swam from great distances and were captured randomly in that small area,” she said.
“Yet scientists were puzzled at what the food source would be for these creatures. While some microbes can make their own food out of chemicals in the ocean, complex life like the shrimp can’t,” Kim said.
“So how do they survive? That’s the key question.” Kim said.
“It’s pretty amazing when you find a huge puzzle like that on a planet where we thought we know everything.” Kim said.
小题1:. Scientists had believed that harsh environments could only have been populated by ______ .
A.jellyfishB.mammals C.microbesD.shrimp-like creatures
小题2:According to Kim, the shrimp-like creature _________ .
A.swam great distances to AntarcticB.has always lived in the area
C.gradually evolved from shrimpsD.has nothing in common with shrimps
小题3:The finding is significant in that __________.
A.it marks NASA’S first Antarctic biological study
B.it proves there is marine life in the Antarctic
C.it could inspire further study of life in harsh environments
D.it shows that Lyssianasid amphipod is closely related to shrimps
小题4:. The last three paragraphs suggest that __________.
A.researchers will look at the places the creatures came from
B.ice scientists will drill deeper to find more creatures
C.scientists know very little about the planet they live on
D.further research will be done about what the creatures live on

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